000 FZNT24 KNHC 210254 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 UPDATED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND RADII OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-210930- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 .SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM DOLLY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN NEAR 19.6N 85.8W 1007 MB WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA ALONG 20.9N 88.1W LATE TONIGHT AND INTO THE SW GULF OF MEXICO NEAR 22.3N 90.8W LATE MON...REACHING NEAR 23.4N 92.9W AROUND SUNRISE TUE AND NEAR 24.3N 94.5W SUNSET TUE. DOLLY IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE NEAR 25.5N 97.0W AROUND SUNSET WED AND BE WELL INLAND NEAR 27N100W SUNSET THU. WINDS AND SEAS GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM THE E THU NIGHT AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-210930- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 28N MON NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THU... .TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT MON NIGHT. N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT E PART LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL E PART LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W OVER S PART. .TUE THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 60 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT...INCREASING TO 65 KT GUSTS TO 80 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. SEAS BUILDING TO NEAR 27 FT PRIOR TO LANDFALL. ELSEWHERE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS S OF 28N. .THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER EXPECTED S OF 28N W OF 95W...SHIFTING W OF AREA AROUND SUNSET. N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE. SCATTERED TSTMS SW PART. .FRI...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. $$ GMZ082-210930- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N... .TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART LATE. .MON THROUGH WED...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT TO 60 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING TO 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT WED. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS NE OF CENTER 18 TO 27 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS N OF 21N. .THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. .FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. $$ GMZ084-210930- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 25N... .TONIGHT...S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 GUSTS TO 55 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 18 FT LATE. N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N...BECOMING NUMEROUS LATE. .MON AND MON NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT TO 60 NM SW QUADRANT. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HIGHEST SEAS 23 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SQUALLS WITHIN 180 NM OF DOLLY. .TUE...W OF 87W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. $$ GMZ086-210930- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 PM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008 .TONIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 15 TO KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N W OF 83W...BECOMING NUMEROUS TONIGHT. .MON...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER NELSON